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March 14, 2025; San Antonio, Texas, USA; The San Antonio Sprows Guard Stephen Castle (5) drives the basket during the second half at the Frost Bank Center, defending Charlots Hornets Dukeon Jeffrees (3) and drives in the basket. Compulsory Credit: Scott Watcher-Imgon Images

San Antonio appears to return to the season series with the Spider -winning track and even New Orleans, when they host Slamping Pelican on Saturday.

Saturday’s game is the second for the conclusion of four-game homestand along with a home back-to-back for the spurs.

The New Orleans (18–49) has already been abolished by the Postsen dispute, but San Antonio (27-38) still has a fleeting opportunity to create a Western Conference Play-in Tournament. The spurs entered the 10th position in the 10th place on Saturday 4 1/2 game with 17 competitions for the last place behind Dallas Maverix.

The spurs on Friday decided 145–134 for Charlett, playing for the first time in a month without Star Guard D’Aron Fox. The team announced on Thursday that Fox would remember the rest of the season with torn ligaments in its left Pinky Finger.

On Friday, San Antonio could not slow down the scoring of Charlotte, going down 26 points on the break and was never seriously challenging for the rest of the game.

Stephen Castle on Friday led the spurs with 26 points, while Dewin Wasel scored 22 runs. Jeremy Sokhan killed 14, Sandro Mamukelashwili added 12 points to Caldon Johnson and Julian Shampgani, 12 points for San Antonio, who have lost four of their last five matches.

“This league is great to think that you are going to be able to turn it on or flip a switch (to return to the game),” Sprows acting coach Mich Johnson said. “We tried to score a run a few times – we were fighting. You could see the efforts and the competition woke up a while.

“But it is not how it works. You are never rewarded for intensity without that type of effort or competition or execution.”

Pelican travels to the city of Alamo after 113–93 domestic losses to Orlando on Thursday.

New Orleans, headed by Seion Williamson’s 20 points, eight rebounds and five aids, which was in interversion by 30 points and could greatly reduce that deficit in the second half.

Train Murphy III added 17 points to the setback, while Jose Alvarado scored 12 (in the fourth quarter) for Pelican, who dropped five of their last six matches.

Jordan Hawkins has a positive sign for the continuous sports Pelican, as the second year guards have scored double figures in nine of their previous 11 competitions.

“He is getting healthy,” New Orleans coach Willy Green said on Friday. “We are making a commitment for Jordan to conform to our minutes. It helps when you know that you are going to play a game 20-plus minutes, then you can prepare accordingly. It is good to see it out on the floor and looks like yourself.”

San Antonio won the first game among teams at home on 8 December. Before Pelican won twice twice to lead the season series in New Orleans in three days in February.

-Bield level media